Black Women Did the Work. The 2026 Midterms Show It.

Our organizing helped carry Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Plaskett into history. Now they'll need more than our votes.

By: Guest Contributor

Outlets: New Jersey Urban News

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 620

Last Updated: 3 days, 9 hours ago

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By Glynda C. Carr

Long before the networks called a single race on Tuesday night, Black women had already done the work. We knocked on doors, made one more round of calls, hosted gatherings in our living rooms and fellowship halls, and drove our mothers, neighbors and line sisters to the polls.

That was not a given. Coming out of 2024, many Black women were tired of carrying the country and being thanked with silence. …

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